Three injured in explosion in Coonoor
The Hindu
Three persons, including a 10-year-old child were injured in an explosion at a house where country-made bombs, used to hunt wild game, were being manufactured on Sunday.Police said that two men, ident
Three persons, including a 10-year-old child were injured in an explosion at a house where country-made bombs, used to hunt wild game, were being manufactured on Sunday. Police said that two men, identified as Abu, 25, and Kannan, 30, residents of Siddhi Vinayagar Temple Street in Coonoor were manufacturing country-made explosives in a house when the incendiary materials exploded. The two men, along with a 10-year-old boy who was playing outside were injured and had to be rushed to the Coonoor Government Hospital for treatment. Police have registered a case and are investigating.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
The former BJP MLA of Udupi K. Raghupathi Bhat claimed on Saturday that he contesting the Legislative Council elections from South West Graduates’ Constituency as rebel candidate made the saffron party field its party leader C. T. Ravi in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly.